Big Burns Supper 2018

Probably the largest Burns Supper Event in Scotland or beyond – 10 days, 20 venues and a Burns Night Carnival with a cast of over 5,000! Not one to miss – entertainment includes cabaret, comedy, music and poetry.

Creative Whithorn Arts and Crafts Trail 2017

Galloway Hills Rally 2018

This motorsport event is organised by the Solway Car Club and has been held every year since 1974. The Castle Douglas based event, attracts competitors from throughout the UK and is a forestry car rally with 44 exciting miles on forestry roads. You can spectate at all of the forestry stages and these are marshalled […]

Knockengorroch World Ceilidh 2018

One of the top music events in South West Scotland Knockengorroch World Ceilidh is a 4 day roots music festival in the Galloway Hills near Carsphairn. The festival attracts top celtic and world music bands and has been described as the best festival between the heilan glens and the Himalayan snow! A limited number of […]

Lockerbie Jazz Festival

Lockerbie Jazz Festival is a well established event in South West Scotland. For 2016 a wide variety of genres are available including Blues, Cajun, Gypsy Swing and much more. One of the stars of 2016 is Hamish Stewart – one of the “Glasgow Guitars” in the Average White Band and amongst many other things, at […]

Moniaive Michaelmass Bluegrass Festival 2018

The Moniave Michaelmass Bluegrass Festival for 2018 will be held on 28 – 30 September. This is the 10th annual festival and features top class acts from Scotland, England, The Netherlands and the USA. Full details can be found on the Festival Website.

Mull of Galloway International Heritage Weekend

International Lighthouse Heritage Weekend (ILHW) intends to raise the profile of lighthouses, lightvessels and other navigational aids, promoting our maritime heritage. ILHW coincides with International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend, which was founded by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group with the aim of radio operators transmitting from lighthouses around the globe. Climb the Lighthouse and visit […]

Music at the Swallow Theatre- Spring 2017

Music at The Swallow Theatre We have some fantastic music for you this March and April here at The Swallow Theatre. Come and enjoy concert performances in a dedicated space with beautiful acoustics and attentive and like-minded audiences. You can take a cup of our great coffee, an interesting soft drink, a glass of wine […]

Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music and Dance Festival 2018

Portpatrick Folk Festival 2017

Portpatrick Folk Festival 2017 As at January 2017 it is understood that the Portpatrick Folk Festival will take place as usual on the first weekend in September. The usual sessions will take place inside (and outside) the participating pubs and it is hoped that the usual very substantial number of musicians will attend. As with […]

Portpatrick Jazz Festival 2017

The first ever Portpatrick Jazz Festival will be held on the last weekend of June 2017 at various hotels and also Portpatrick Village Hall Acts include:- Jerry Forde`s New Phoenix Jazz Band Mike Daly`s Rhythm Kings Havana Swing Joys of Swing Rosie Blue Duo Boodle-Am-Band and more…… Enquire at the Fernhill Hotel , Heugh Road, […]

Spring Fling

Studios of artists, designers, photographers potters and all manner of creative crafts are on display for this magical long weekend at the end of May. Renowned as the most successful contemporary visual art & craft open studio event in Scotland and one of the best in the UK, Spring Fling brings around 30,000 visitors from […]

Stranraer Oyster Festival 2017

To celebrate the annual harvesting of Loch Ryan`s unique Scottish Native Oysters, the first ever Stranraer Oyster Festival takes place in September 2017. Not too many people know that Loch Ryan is host to one of the largest oyster beds in Scotland. The beds contain an estimated 1 million oysters and dates back to 1701 […]

Walk Fest Newton Stewart 2018

WalkFest Newton Stewart ‘Gateway to the Galloway Hills’ Galloway is a wonderful location for walking and whether you enjoy the challenge of our true hill walking experiences or discovering our beautiful countryside and rugged coastline, there is sure to be something for everyone. Annual Newton Stewart Walking Festival. 11th-17th May 2018

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Wigtown Book Festival 2017

Wigtown Book Festival 2017 offers over 200 events for all ages including literature, music, film, theatre, arts and crafts. The 10 day Wigtown Book Festival is based in and around Scotlands Book Town and grows in popularity and size every year. Another great reason to holiday in South West Scotland.